Text Component
Text is a fundamental building block of web applications. Use text to display content inline in your app.
Text can be formatted as plaintext or using Markdown (opens in a new tab).
Properties
Visible
| Prop | isVisible |
|---|---|
| Type | boolean |
| Default | true |
Whether or not this node is visible.
Enabled
| Prop | isEnabled |
|---|---|
| Type | boolean |
| Default | true |
Whether or not this node is enabled.
Tooltip
| Prop | tooltip |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | undefined |
The tooltip text to display when hovered or focused over this node.
Top
| Prop | top |
|---|---|
| Type | number |
| Default | 1 |
The position of the node from the top side of the grid (grid-row-start).
Left
| Prop | left |
|---|---|
| Type | number |
| Default | 1 |
The position of the node from the left side of the grid (grid-column-start).
Width
| Prop | width |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | 128px |
The width of the node. When this node is in a grid layout, this should be done using unitless grid column units (specifying 4 will become grid-column-end: span 4). When this node is in a stack layout, the width can be specified using CSS units (e.g. 100px or 100%), or be left unitless to be treated as flex-grow for the node.
Min Width
| Prop | minWidth |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | undefined |
The minimum width of the node. When this node is in a grid layout, this property is ignored.
Max Width
| Prop | maxWidth |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | undefined |
The maximum width of the node. When this node is in a grid layout, this property is ignored.
Height
| Prop | height |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | 32px |
The height of the node. When this node is in a grid layout, this should be done using unitless grid row units (specifying 4 will become grid-row-end: span 4). When this node is in a stack layout, the height can be specified using CSS units (e.g. 100px or 100%), or be left unitless to be treated as flex-grow for the node.
Min Height
| Prop | minHeight |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | undefined |
The minimum height of the node. When this node is in a grid layout, this property is ignored.
Max Height
| Prop | maxHeight |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | undefined |
The minimum height of the node. When this node is in a grid layout, this property is ignored.
Overflow
| Prop | overflow |
|---|---|
| Type | Overflow ('auto' | 'visible' | 'hidden' | 'scroll') |
| Default | visible |
The strategy used to handle overflow in the horizontal and vertical axes for content that is larger than its container.
Overflow X
| Prop | overflowX |
|---|---|
| Type | Overflow ('auto' | 'visible' | 'hidden' | 'scroll') |
| Default | auto |
The strategy used to handle overflow in the horizontal axis for content that is larger than its container.
Overflow Y
| Prop | overflowY |
|---|---|
| Type | Overflow ('auto' | 'visible' | 'hidden' | 'scroll') |
| Default | auto |
The strategy used to handle overflow in the vertical axis for content that is larger than its container.
Custom Styles
| Prop | styles |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | ::component { } |
Custom CSS styles to be applied to the node. Use element.styles to refer to the current node.
Object Fit
| Prop | objectFit |
|---|---|
| Type | ObjectFit ('none' | 'contain' | 'cover' | 'fill' | 'scale-down') |
| Default | cover |
The strategy used to set how the content of a replaced element should be resized to fit its container.
Value
| Prop | value |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | Hello world |
The text value to display.
Render Mode
| Prop | renderMode |
|---|---|
| Type | TextRenderingMethod ('text' | 'markdown' | 'link') |
| Default | text |
How to render value. If text or link, plaintext formatting is used. If markdown, Markdown formatting is used.
Link
| Prop | href |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | undefined |
The URL this node will link to.
Show External Indicator
| Prop | showExternalIndicator |
|---|---|
| Type | boolean |
| Default | false |
Show an arrow icon when the link points to an external resource.
Target
| Prop | target |
|---|---|
| Type | LinkTargetMethod ('_self' | '_blank' | '_parent' | '_top') |
| Default | _self |
Specify the context in which the linked resource will open.
Font Size
| Prop | fontSize |
|---|---|
| Type | FontSize ('xs' | 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg' | 'xl' | '2xl' | '3xl' | '4xl') |
| Default | md |
The font size of the text. This can either be CSS measurement values like 12px or theme tokens like md.
Line Height
| Prop | lineHeight |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | 1.2 |
The vertical distance between lines of text.
Text Align
| Prop | textAlign |
|---|---|
| Type | TextAlignment ('left' | 'center' | 'right') |
| Default | left |
The horizontal alignment of the text within the node.
Vertical Align
| Prop | verticalAlign |
|---|---|
| Type | VerticalAlignment ('top' | 'center' | 'bottom') |
| Default | center |
The vertical alignment of the text within the node.
Font Weight
| Prop | fontWeight |
|---|---|
| Type | FontWeight ('normal' | 'bold' | '100' | '200' | '300' | '400' | '500' | '600' | '700' | '800' | '900') |
| Default | normal |
The degree of boldness or lightness of the font used to display the text. Higher numbers mean more bold.
Font Style
| Prop | fontStyle |
|---|---|
| Type | FontStyle ('normal' | 'italic' | 'oblique') |
| Default | normal |
The style (such as italic or oblique) of the font used to display the text.
Text Decoration
| Prop | textDecorationLine |
|---|---|
| Type | TextDecoration ('none' | 'underline' | 'line-through') |
| Default | none |
The decoration (such as underline or line-through) to be used to display the text.
Text Color
| Prop | color |
|---|---|
| Type | string |
| Default | text.primary |
The color of the text.
Text Overflow
| Prop | textOverflow |
|---|---|
| Type | TextOverflow ('none' | 'clip' | 'ellipsis') |
| Default | none |
The overflow strategy (such as ellipsis) that will be used when displaying the text.
Event Handlers
On Click
| Handler | textNode.onClick |
|---|
Called when the user clicks the node. Use this event to trigger downstream actions when this node is clicked.
On Double Click
| Handler | textNode.onDoubleClick |
|---|
Called when the user double clicks the node. Use this event to trigger downstream actions when this node is double clicked.
On Hover
| Handler | textNode.onHover |
|---|
Called when the user hovers on the node. Use this event to trigger downstream actions when this node is hovered.
On Leave
| Handler | textNode.onLeave |
|---|
Called when the user is not hovering over the node. Use this event to trigger downstream actions when this node is no longer hovered.